Three Degrees West — Restaurant in England

Well, we had a lovely afternoon on the beach and took a picnic down with us and a few soft drinks and beers... Great, there was a cafe/restaurant/bar right on the beach! So, I felt it was only right to spend a bit of money there, I would get drinks from the bar, just to help keep local businesses going (After all it's been a rubbish summer up to now). So, decided to pop into the bar, where there were two ladies stood behind the bar ready to serve and great, no queue! I requested a beer, only to be told that it was table service!Okay, but we're sat on the steps at the top of the beach, so I would be happy with plastic containers... "No, you have to go to the takeaway" (Which was adjoining). Right, but there was a massive queue of people wanting to buy icecreams and takeaway food! Not to want to cause a fuss, I went and stood in the queue... for 15 minutes... and listening to people sat down at the tables, one chap in particular complaining that the queue, which was across the front of all the tables and was blocking his view of the beach/sea! (Also heard people mention that it was under new management)... Finally got to the front, after everyone else had received their icecream and take away burgers and got served a pint of lager (which was decent). While being poured in the plastic glass, I asked if it would be okay to have it refilled in the bar after, rather than stand in the icecream queue again, now that I've got my plastic glass? "No, you have to come back here"! Looking behind me at this point, the queue had doubled, there must have been 30 people waiting! Anyway, after paying 6 pounds for a pint, I decided not to purchase any further drinks and we would make do with the beer and drinks in the cool box!

So, I guess the moral of this long and boring story, is to take your own drinks to this beach (which we did) and don't worry about local business, as they are happy having staff stood around, refusing to take your money (but no doubt it's down to a half...

This place suffers from the familiar spectacular location syndrome that I have experienced before , being on the beach they don't have to try very hard to get custom but I have never experienced anything as bad as this.. I am avoiding eating wheat as I am intolerant and as such I don't like to make a fuss so I usually just order a gluten free dish if it's clearly marked as such the menu.. So I ordered the gluten free vegan burger , it's called that on the menu , you'd think that ordering this and clearly stating that you wanted "the gluten free vegan burger' would be a fairly safe bet , you might say that I should have told the server that I am avoiding wheat because of an intolerance but as I said I don't like to make a fuss , who does! Unfortunately I trusted the server , the menu and the restaurant to be professional and careful about allergens but I was wrong to do so The burger arrived and I took a bite .. I was immediately suspicious as the bun tasted too good to be true , I've had a tasty gluten free bun before but I doubted that this place would have one this good and I was right to doubt them The bun was wheat and also on the plate where two onion rings in wheat batter So they where right to say the burger was gluten free , indeed it was , just not the bun or sides Sure they said sorry , refunded me and then brought out another one , in two slices of gluten free bread, which means they never had a gluten free bun to begin with , so they have a gluten free burger in the menu but no bun , outrageous! Also they just do the bare minimum the burger had no sauce! The bun wasn't toasted , no gherkins ,just a paltry bit of limp lettuce and a slice of underripe tomato , at least it didn't have any humus on it as vegan burgers often do! Lovely spot oddicombe but do yourself a favour and bring a packed lunch and avoid this shoddy overpriced tourist trap that doesn't train it's staff and doesn't give a toss about...

DO NOT USE THIS AWFUL PLACE. The food and service were truly awful. If I could give less than one star I would do so, readily. First the food. We ordered two ploughmans lunches, which were nothing more than a small cheese salad, consisting of a slice of rubbery chedar, one pickled union, one slice of tomatoe, a few untossed salad leaves, and three slices from the thiniest of baguettes. Not remotely a ploughmans. The whole thing could have comfortably fitted on a tea plate, but cost just under thirteen quid each! Second, the service. Whilst we were eating, staff were wandering close to our table frequently, clearly checking on the progress of our meals. The bill was delivered whilst we were still eating. Then, as I took my last mouthful of food and was placing my cutlery on the plate, it was whipped away from me by a waitress before I had actually released my knife and fork. Staff then stood impatiently at close proximity waiting to reset the table as soon as we rose from our seats. There may have been pressure for tables because it was a busy Saturday lunchtime, but the service was intimidatory, unprofessional and, frankly, rude. Finally, be under no illusions about why there was pressure for tables: it was because this was the only place available to seek refreshment on an isolated, difficult to reach stretch of beach after a long trek down the side of a steep cliff, not because of the quality of food and service. I complained about these issues to a senior member of staff, but this was met with indifference and a suggestion that we should return when it is less busy. I explained we would never be returning. A really, really poor dining experience. Poor food. Dreadful service....